Rutgers University-Busch CampusNJ
This town in New Jersey has a population of 5,920.
Is Rutgers University-Busch Campus a good place to live?
88% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Rutgers University-Busch Campus, above both the New Jersey town median (45%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Only one of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare has a lower age of the median resident than Rutgers University-Busch Campus. Rutgers University-Busch Campus’ concentration of trails is 3.1 miles per square mile, against 0.7 in New Jersey’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. We don’t grade Rutgers University-Busch Campus yet; the figures below are still real.
100% of working residents leave Rutgers University-Busch Campus for work
Where Rutgers University-Busch Campus’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Madison Square Garden and 519 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Rutgers University-Busch Campus. Close and well known come first.
Big draw30 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw32 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw31 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw26 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw32 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a yearPhoto credits
Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Moving to Rutgers University-Busch Campus: who provides what
Rutgers University-Busch Campus is unincorporated, so Middlesex County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Rutgers University-Busch Campus.
Natural hazards: very low risk in Rutgers University-Busch Campus, mostly inland flooding
FEMA puts just over a third of Rutgers University-Busch Campus’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 17% to earthquakes. On expected storm and flood damage, Rutgers University-Busch Campus sits below 88% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Rutgers University-Busch Campus, the average trip to work runs shorter than in the typical New Jersey or U.S. town
Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Rutgers University-Busch Campus dropped by 40, to 468. Half commute less than 27 miles. The top destinations are New York (16%), Newark (5%) and Trenton (4%).
| Rutgers University-Busch Campus | Typical New Jersey town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 20% | 16% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Rutgers University-Busch Campus
Summer afternoons peak near 87° in July, and January nights bottom out around 23°; snowfall runs to about 29 inches a winter. Rutgers University-Busch Campus has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Rutgers University-Busch Campus stands out in New Jersey and nationally, with fewer of its adults who had a checkup this year
Among adults in Rutgers University-Busch Campus, 18% have obesity. No town among the 469 in New Jersey we compare has a lower share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Rutgers University-Busch Campus. Across all 32 CDC measures, Rutgers University-Busch Campus beats New Jersey on 15 and trails on 11. Only 9 of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare have a lower share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Rutgers University-Busch Campus.
| Rutgers University-Busch Campus | Typical New Jersey town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 28% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 1.9% | 9.7% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 6.5% | 12% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 32% | 35% |
| What stands out | Rutgers University-Busch Campus | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 0.6% | 7.5% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 0.7% | 5.6% |
| Fewer adults treating high blood pressure | 24.5% | 77.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.2% of Rutgers University-Busch Campus is conserved land
3.7 miles of trail. No town among the 438 in New Jersey we compare has a lower share of conserved land than Rutgers University-Busch Campus.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Rutgers University-Busch Campus
Colleges nearby
9 within 15 miles of the center of Rutgers University-Busch Campus
College town 97 of every 100 Rutgers University-Busch Campus residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
Rutgers University-Busch Campus’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Rutgers University-Busch Campus.
| Town | NJ rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutgers University-Busch Campus | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rutgers University-Livingston Campus | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Rutgers University-Busch Campus and Rutgers University-Livingston Campus aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Rutgers University-Busch Campus with a neighbor →
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Is Rutgers University-Busch Campus, NJ a good place to live?
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